Drapery stretching and cutting device



-NOV. 10, I

A. w. BOTCHER DRAPERY STRETCHING AND CUTTING DEVIGE Filed Nov. 22, 1924 INVENTOR.

Fl. UJ. BUTCHER wi'ww ATTORNEY ALBERT W. BOTGHER Application filed November To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Annnn'r W. Bo'rcrriin, a citizen of the United Stat residing at San Francisco, in the county or Fran cisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Drapery Stretching and Cutting Devices, which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in drapery stretching and cutting devices.

The principal object of this invention is to provide means for holding fabrics during the measuring and cutting operation.

Another object is to produce a device of this character which me" be attached to the ordinary cutting table without altering the construction of the table.

Another object is to produce a device which may be accommodated to any width of table.

A still further object is to produce a device of this character which is cheap to manufacture and simple to operate.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure I is a top plan view of a table constructed in accordance'with my invention,

Figure II is a fragmentary detail view showing my device attached to one end of the table,

Figure III is a plan view of one of the holding elements, and

Figure IV. is a fra mentary deta l Vl6\V showing the manner of holding the IL ic.

In the laying out of curtains and drapes it is essential that the material be cut evenly in order that the drape will hang properly. At the present time it is customary to lay the goods upon a table and cut the same with a pair of shears using the eye or a drawn thread as the means for making an even cut. It is my intention to provide means whereby the material may be properly held so that it will be evenly stretched throughout its length and to then out along a given guide, thus making an even cut or fold.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates the top of a table upon SAN FRANCISCO, GALIFORNIA.

AND CUTTING DEVICE.

Serial To. 751,634.

which my device is slidably attached. As the two parts of my device located at opposite ends of the table are identical, but one will be described.

Referring to Figure I, it will he noted that at 6 and 7 I have provided channel members which engage the sides of the table.

These channel members are connected by a cross piece 8. Secured to each of these channel members is an upstanding support 9, within which are detachahly secured rods 11 and 12. The rod 11 serves to pivotally support a plurality of holding elements 13 which are preferably formed of sheet metal and have an eye 14-, through which he rod 11 passes.

The free end of these holding eh are provided with teeth 15, which teeth wh n. brought into engagement with a fabric 16, as shown in Figure IV, serve to retain the edge of the fabric against the cross piece 8.

By referring to Figure I, it will be teen that there are a plurality of these holding elements placed upon the rod 11, which construction permits the accommodation of my device to tables of varying widths. and by further referring Figure II, it will he noted that these holding elements may he swung to the dotted line position of this figure so as to allow the adjusti' of the material previous to the holding operation. After the material has been properly adjusted, shears may be employed or a knife used to out along the 2'- piece 8, using the same as a guide.

The manner of operating my device is as follows The channel members 6 and 7 together with their associated parts are slid. upon the table and are held against movementby a cam latch 10 pivoted beneath each of the channel members. It is obvious that any form of latch mechanism may be employed. One of these devices is poi' ioned on each end of the table, after which the holding elements are moved to the dotted line posi tion of Figure II, the goods to be cut is passed beneath the rods 11 and 12 until the edge abuts the cross piece 8, the holding elements are dropped, the goods carried to the opposite end of the table and passed beneath the rods 11 and 12, over the cross piece 8 and smoothed out, after which operation the holding elements 13 at this end of the table are dropped into contact with the goods. The cutters can then sever the goods at any point desired preferably using the cross piece 8 as a guide.

It will accordingly be seen that I have provided a device which will enable an oper ator to make an even cut in a inininnun amount of time.

It is to be understood that the form 0:! my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same. and that various changes in the shape. size and arrangement oi. parts may he resorted to Without i'lepartine from the spirit of the invention or the scope oi? the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my lDVOlli'lOD I claim ALBERT 1V. BUTCHER. 

